How To Download Linux On Macbook

Before you begin back up your mac.

How to download linux on macbook. In the macbook or another computer where you want to install linux you need to create a partition that is necessary so you don t install two os on the same drive. Download and install an app called etcher. The parallels wizard showing free systems listed near the bottom of the window 3 click the continue button once the ubuntu logo is highlighted. Go to disk utility on your macbook. To start it click the install ubuntu button on the pop up menu.

There s a direct download link but using bittorrent is much faster then insert a blank cd and open disk utility. To install ubuntu linux to your mac follow the steps below. This process is called a dual boot. Now select the primary internal drive. Save the file to your downloads folder.

Select your time zone and click continue. Make sure distribution is selected and then use the select distribution drop down menu to pick the linux distribution you want to install on the usb flash drive. We recommend ubuntu 16 04 4 lts if this is your first linux install. Choose your keyboard layout and click. If you re on a reasonably modern mac it will be 64 bit.

For windows if you re unsure follow this guide to confirm which of these you ll need. Don t know which one you have. Download the current ubuntu lts installer from the canonical website as of publication that version is ubuntu 16 04 4 lts. Download your linux distribution to the mac. Unetbootin supports creating the live usb installer for linux using an iso file you previously downloaded or it can download the linux distribution for you.

Choose normal installation in the setup window. A window describing ubuntu is displayed with a download button in the lower right corner. This is not optional. Do not choose the iso option. Select install ubuntu from the grub boot screen.